diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix_build.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix_build.yml
index e13761bd..9f9d35f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix_build.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build dependencies
         if: env.NEED == 'true'
         run: |
-          make install-deps
+          sudo make install-deps
           if [ ! -z "$ACT" ]; then
             echo "FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: |
-          make install-deps
+          sudo make install-deps
           ls -l deps || true
           if [ ! -z "$ACT" ]; then
             echo "FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48a8b94f..ae2e1e72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ $(BR_DIR): $(ROOT_DIR)/buildroot-$(BR_VER).tar.gz
 
 
 install-deps:
-	if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ]; then SUDO=sudo; fi
-	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive $(SUDO) apt-get update && \
-		$(SUDO) apt-get -y install \
-		build-essential git make libncurses-dev wget curl cpio rsync bc unzip
+ifneq ($(shell id -u), 0)
+	@echo "You must be root to perform this action."
+else
+	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && \
+		apt-get -y install \
+		build-essential git make libncurses-dev wget curl \
+		cpio rsync bc unzip file
+endif
 
 
 %_info: